The Pitiful Cat Girl Zhu Zhuqing—The Least Respected of the Seven Monsters

"Yes, I believe what you said is true."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded. She suddenly smiled, but it was a terrifying smile. Her icy, hollow gaze fixed on Dai Mubai, while the corners of her lips remained curved upward.

At that moment, Dai Mubai felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly pushed that feeling aside, scratched his blond hair, and said,

"Hahaha, my Zhu Zhuqing really understands me. There's no way I would do something like that behind your back."

In truth, both Dai Mubai and Tang San could tell that something was wrong with Zhu Zhuqing. They simply did not take it too seriously, because they knew she had nowhere else to go. She was already engaged to Dai Mubai, so she could not return to the Star Luo Empire or to her family.

Nor could she return to Heaven Dou City or Shrek Academy. When the Shrek Seven Monsters had set out, everyone had placed great hopes upon them.

They were the final trump card that the two great empires, Heaven Dou and Star Luo, had prepared to oppose the Spirit Empire. They had not even reached Sea God Island or begun their cultivation yet, and if they slunk back now, would that not be far too humiliating?

Thus, both Tang San and Dai Mubai knew that Zhu Zhuqing had nowhere to belong on this continent except by staying at their side. So even though they knew she was upset, they did not think it was a big deal. She would be fine in a few days anyway.

But while Dai Mubai and Tang San knew this, the fat Ma Hongjun did not. He thought Zhu Zhuqing truly believed it all. Beaming, he threw an arm around Dai Mubai's shoulders and laughed.

"Exactly, Zhuqing—no, I should call you sister-in-law now. Sister-in-law Zhuqing, you have no idea. Big Brother Dai was watching me go at it hard, and he was so happy watching that he was practically drooling."

Hearing Ma Hongjun's words, Dai Mubai smacked him on the forehead and said,

"What the hell are you talking about, Fatty? Did a donkey kick you in the head? Me, drooling... damn it."

"Wasn't I speaking up for you, Boss Dai...?"

Ma Hongjun rubbed his head, feeling rather wronged.

Dai Mubai ignored the chubby Ma Hongjun. He looked at Zhu Zhuqing, revealing a lecherous smile as he said,

"Zhuqing, since there's nothing else going on, let's head back together. Once we've mostly recovered from our injuries, we still need to set off for Sea God Island again. That is the mission of us Shrek Seven Monsters."

Upon hearing this, the hypocrite Tang San nodded from the side as well and said,

"That's right. The Shrek Seven Monsters have come this far step by step. We can't create conflict just because of such a minor disagreement. Zhu Zhuqing, go back with Boss Dai. Boss Dai is a man who values loyalty and brotherhood. He's always willing to help his brothers. After Fatty finished up just now, Boss Dai even took the initiative to pay one hundred Golden Soul Coins for him..."

Standing beside Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Chen found Tang San's words unbelievably idiotic.

The first part was not a problem, but the latter part was something only an idiot could say.

Still, Ye Chen felt that Tang San probably could not think of any other way Dai Mubai had shown loyalty and righteousness. So he could only say that after Dai Mubai watched Ma Hongjun go at it hard, he had paid for him afterward. Apparently, that counted as a deeply loyal and righteous act.

But none of it had any meaning to Zhu Zhuqing anymore, because all light had already vanished from her eyes.

As mentioned before, throughout the past nineteen years, Zhu Zhuqing had either worked hard for Dai Mubai or for the Shrek team.

But now, all her love and all her faith had completely collapsed.

At this moment, she was like a walking corpse.

After regaining a little awareness, she noticed that Tang San and Dai Mubai were still looking at her. Zhu Zhuqing gently shook her head, gazed into the distance with hollow eyes, and said,

"You go back first... I want to talk with my friend for a while. I'll return later."

"Alright... In that case, Boss Dai, Fatty, let's go first."

Tang San could tell that Zhu Zhuqing wanted some time alone, so he did not hesitate. He urged Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to leave.

Yes, neither Tang San nor Dai Mubai worried that Zhu Zhuqing would leave by herself, because they both knew she had nowhere to go.

She was not like Ning Rongrong, who had the powerful Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as her backing.

Nor was she like Xiao Wu, who had two friends she had been able to talk to since childhood: Da Ming and Er Ming.

Nor was she like Bai Chenxiang, who had been born into a fairly decent family with relatives and a grandfather who cherished her.

Once Zhu Zhuqing left Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy, she truly had nowhere to go. Her family had completely abandoned her long ago, when the Dai Royal Clan chose her as Dai Mubai's child bride.

If her family had loved her, they would not have dragged her into that life-or-death struggle from childhood.

Zhu Zhuqing watched the figures of the others leave with cold, hollow eyes. Thinking of how the hypocrite Tang San, the disgusting Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun had played along with each other in front of her just now, she no longer felt sadness. There was only the icy coldness of a heart that had completely died, a bone-deep chill.

And disappointment in this world... and desolation within her heart.